{"id":45191,"date":"2021-04-12T07:04:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T07:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=45191"},"modified":"2021-04-12T07:04:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T07:04:39","slug":"betting-shops-re-open-great-news-says-bgc-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/betting-shops-re-open-great-news-says-bgc-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting Shops Re-Open &#8220;Great News&#8221; Says BGC Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-43063\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BGC-Image-gambling-bookies-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BGC-Image-gambling-bookies-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BGC-Image-gambling-bookies-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/BGC-Image-gambling-bookies.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The re-opening of betting shops in England and Wales is a \u201cmuch-needed boost\u201d for their staff, customers and also the UK economy, according to Betting and Gaming Council boss Michael Dugher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Around 6,000 bookies will get back to business today for the first time since December alongside other non-essential retail as the Government continues to ease the Covid lockdown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, a number of restrictions will be in place in English shops to limit the amount of customers in them at any one time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These include the removal of all tables and chairs, no screening of live sport and a 15-minute limit on the amount of time customers can be in a shop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In addition, betting shops have also put in place their own anti-Covid measures, including hand sanitisation centres, Perspex screens and strict social distancing rules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Michael Dugher, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, said: \u201cIt\u2019s great news that high street betting shops in England and Wales are finally able to re-open safely, along with the rest of non-essential retail. It\u2019s been a long three months for betting shop staff, as well as their customers, and I know they are all looking forward to safely getting back to business thanks to the best-in-class anti-Covid measures in place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cAs the recent EY report showed, the UK\u2019s betting shops support 46,000 jobs and paid nearly \u00a31bn in tax to the Treasury in 2020, while our members contribute \u00a3350m to horseracing through sponsorship, media rights and the betting levy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThis means that as well as providing a much-needed boost for the millions of people who enjoy a flutter, they will also be able to play a key role in the UK\u2019s post-Covid economic recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettingandgamingcouncil.com\/news\/bgc-boss-says-re-opening-of-betting-shops-great-news-for-staff-punters-and-uk-economy\">BGC Website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The re-opening of betting shops in England and Wales is a \u201cmuch-needed boost\u201d for their staff, customers and also the UK economy, according to Betting and Gaming Council boss Michael Dugher. 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